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Absolute Disgrace. Brandon Johnson Torches Trump’s Militarized ICE Stunt in Chicago

2025-10-01 News & Politics
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Roland S. Martin
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Chicago Mayor Johnson Condemns Trump’s Militarized ICE Deployment as Political Profit Play

Mayor Brandon Johnson decisively rejects the deployment of armed federal agents in Chicago, revealing the operation as a political stunt designed to enrich private interests rather than enhance public safety.

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  • Johnson labels the militarized ICE presence an "absolute disgrace" motivated by politics, money, and power, not safety.
  • Evidence links the ICE expansion to a "gold rush" for private prison corporations whose stocks are soaring.
  • The Mayor demands an independent investigation into detention center contracts following reports of high-level bribery.
  • The discussion frames this federal action as an extension of Trump's "war on the poor," occurring alongside cuts to essential services. This segment documents Chicago leadership’s strong rebuttal to federal immigration enforcement tactics. The analysis connects these street-level actions directly to financial incentives for private contractors and broad political maneuvering by the former administration.

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Absolute Disgrace. Brandon Johnson Torches Trump’s Militarized ICE Stunt in Chicago Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unleashed a blistering rebuke of Donald Trump’s militarized ICE invasion of the city. Johnson called it an “absolute disgrace,” saying the stunt had nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with politics, money, and power. He condemned heavily armed agents for terrorizing Chicago families, exposing how ICE detention has become a profiteer’s gold rush while fueling Trump’s war on the poor. Johnson declared the Trump administration corrupt, untrustworthy, and out of control. 🔥 Brandon Johnson: “What we saw yesterday was an absolute disgrace.” 🔥 Militarized ICE raids struck fear in Chicago families and communities 🔥 Trump’s ICE “gold rush” lined private prison pockets with profit 🔥 Johnson: “This stunt has nothing to do with safety — it’s about politics, money, and power” #ICETerror #AbsoluteDisgrace #Chicago #Trump #Immigration #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@BadBunneeeok 2025-10-01

I'm glad the delivery driver got away hahaha😂

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@marybyrd3005 2025-10-01

GOD IS NOT SLEEP- AND HE WILL HAVE HIS WAY‼️ HE WILL DEAL WITH UNRIGHTEOUSNESS & CORRUPTION‼️

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@t.cheeze2811 2025-10-01

This isn't new...This evilness was done since the very beginning of this stolen country!!!!!! Their founding fathers was just as evil!!!!

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@KevinW-k3b 2025-10-01

Isn't THREATENING and INTIMIDATING illegal

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@DianeBates-l1v 2025-10-01

Wow sad and shameful

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@curtisme7707 2025-10-03

Thank you Illinois Governor Pritzker and Attorney General Raoul and Chicago Mayor Johnson for understanding your assignments, for supporting each other and the people, and for being seen together during this traumatic time.

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@katrinanicholes-shults9669 2025-10-01

Scary reporters don’t address nor confront the current administration for what they’re doing but feel compelled to confront this mayor.😢😮

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@jefferywheeler4250 2025-10-01

SAD TIMES... AGAIN!!

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@millsmotorvation 2025-10-02

The crazy thing is that we are funding our own destruction.

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@leavemealoneplease3613 2025-10-02

This is so sad😢 absolutely heartbreaking.

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